Vincenzo Zitello

Vincenzo Zitello (born 13 December 1956) is an Italian composer and harpist who specializes in original music for Celtic Harp Clarsach.

He began studying music at a very young age playing transverse flute, viola and violin and cello.

He was part of the Magnetic Loom in 1975, an experimental group led by Franco Battiato with Yuri Camisasca, Roberto Mazza, lino Capra, Terra di Benedetto, and Mino De Martino.

In 1977 he dedicated himself to studying and attending workshops in Breton culture and music held at the "Ti Kendalc'h" with the Breton harpists, Dominig Bouchaud and Mariannig Larc'hantec and at the same time studying classical harp with the classical artist Lisetta Paleari is also the first player and popularizer of the Celtic Cláirseach harp (metal strings) in Italy.

In 1980 he studied with Alan Stivell bardic harp (Clasach) and British and Gaelic chant.

In 1985 he was part of Franco Battiato's tour with Saro Cosentino, who subsequently produced, under the pseudonym of Kilim, a single by the duo published by EMI under the name 'A Sciara, with a reworking of a traditional Irish piece sung in Gaelic led to winning in 1985 the "Gondola D'Argento" International Exhibition of Light Music 1986, From a self-production, in public audio cassette "Fragments of aura amorosa", later in 1987 it will become his first solo album re-titled Et vice versa becoming the first CD and Vinyl of Celtic harp recorded and published in Italy (published by Stile Libero / Virgin) entirely composed of original pieces by Vincenzo Zitello for Cláirseach harp.

In 1988 he released his second album Kerygma (Epic CBS Sony Music), presented at the Tenco Award.

The album was also released in the US by the Narada (Sona Gaia) label with the title Euphonia.

In 1994 he released his third album La Via published by D.D.D./BMG Ariola, then released in Europe in 1996 with the title Serenade.

In 1995 wrote the music for the show The Beat Generation readings and literary reworkings by Massimo Arrigoni on the Beat Generation, with the musicians Daniele Caldarini, Federico Sanesi, Tobia Winter, Stephen James and Amelia Cuni.

1995 he composes an Ave Maria in Latin for the Pauline Editions, which he presents live, together with the singer Rossana Casale Franco Parravicini and Federico Sanesi, in Loreto, in the presence of the Pope and 400,000 young people from all over Europe, the Ave Maria is published in a compilation of sacred music Laudate Domini published by CGD.

1997 to 2015 and artistic director from 1996 Isolabona HARPAE Festival in alternating phases until 2014, 1998 publishes his fourth album entitled Aforismi dell'Arpa, published by RTIMUSIC, Sony S4.

2000 Famiglia Cristiana publishes Easter 2000 CD Musica Caeli concert for the Jubilee, whose pieces were performed in St. Peter's Square in Rome in the presence of the Pope.

2001 publishes the CD Vincenzo Zitello Trio composed by Franco Parravicini and Federico Sanesi for the Felmay label the album Concerto recorded live at Bloom di Mezzago.

2004 the Fairyland label releases his sixth album Solo entirely played on Celtic and Baric harps (Clasach).

2006 founder of the school and of the rebirth of the Viggianese harp and director of the Viggiano harp festival, 2007 he publishes his seventh album Atlas, where he plays not only Celtic harps but also wind and string instruments.

making a CD, presented on the occasion of the tribute to Fernanda Pivano in Conegliano Veneto where he also accompanied Allen Ginsberg in a reading and re-proposed in 2007 on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the poet's death.

He held Master Class, at the Conservatory of Parma and Pesaro, was part of the jury of the Prix du Trophée de Harpes Camac at the Interceltique de Lorient 2010 festival and of the International Harp Sound Festival in Salsomaggiore from 2010 to 2014 and at the high school Saluzzo (Cn) in 2015 and 2016.

2011 publishes his eighth album Talismano entirely dedicated to the Bardic harp (Clasach) with 12 original compositions.

2012 collaborates with Emanuela Maccarani's National Rhythmic Gymnastics.

2014 publishes his ninth album Infinito on the four seasons and elements, original pieces for strings oboe flutes Celtic harp.

2017 releases his tenth album Metamorphose XII, a double disc with 12 original songs played both with harp alone and with a twenty-one-piece orchestra.

2019 releases the eleventh album Anima Mundi, 22 songs that interpret the Major Arcana of the tarot.

2021 publishes his twelfth album Mostri e Prodigi, 8 songs inspired by the medieval bestiary.2022 releases her thirteenth album "Le voci della rosa", 10 songs inspired by Elisabetta Motta's critical contribution on nine contemporary poets.